Effects & Preamps
As much as I love just plugging a bass straight in an amp, I also really like experimenting with effects. I always have, which is why there are so many boxes in my room! Haha! Vintage Mutrons, Maestro Phaser, Roland Jet Phaser thro to awesome modern builds by 3 Leaf Audio, Aguilar & MXR etc. Too many to list…
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I usually change my pedalboards for different tours. The large board is my Jamiroquai touring board. The medium ‘Mono’ board tends to be what I take to club dates and studio sessions and I’ll swap some pedals out for certain projects. If I’m taking effects it will usually start with an Octave, then a fuzz, into an envelope and maybe a Phaser. The rest are for more specific tunes or possible options.
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Above: Touring board for the Jamiroquai Automaton Tour. Top L-R: 3Leaf Audio Wonderlove (Up), 3Leaf Audio Doom, Modded gated fuzz, Aguilar Filter Twin. Middle Row: 3Leaf Audio Wonderlove (Down), 3Leaf Audio Octavbre, TC Tuner, Akai Deep Impact, Aguilar Grape Phaser, Diamond Bass Comp, GigRig 321. Bottom Row: GigRig G2 Switcher, Lehle Classic Boost, Lehle Sonic Spark, Lehle Basswitch.
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It’s always cool to have options to find tones that suit the music. Below are my favourite preamps for recording; Jule Monique & Aguilar DB680.
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